How common is the last name Donaldson?

35,108 people in the United States have the last name Donaldson, about 1 in 8,514. It ranks #982 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DONALDSON

#982

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
35,108
About
1 in 8,514
This common or more
39.5%
Who bears it

Of the 35,108 people with the last name Donaldson, 69.3% reported their origin as White, 21.7% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Donaldson

#980 Brandt · 35,211#981 Mccarty · 35,172#983 Quinones · 35,066#984 Spence · 35,005

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Donaldson, most common first.

#64,820 Donalds · 331

Also a first name

As a first name, Donaldson ranks #33,410 of 53,615, with 248 people. See Donaldson as a first name

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